On 19 March 2025, in Mineros (Santa Cruz), a group of transporters and agriculture producers carried out a demonstration by taking control over a toll in the municipality and preventing the collection of tolls, demanding fuel supply and denouncing the lack of fuels is affecting their farming activities. The group argued the collection of tolls would be normalized, once the supply of fuel has been resumed in the region.

Summary

On March 19, 2025, transporters and agricultural producers in Mineros, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, conducted peaceful protests occupying toll collection points in protest of fuel supply shortages. They declared they would suspend toll collection until fuel supply resumes, claiming that fuel shortages are severely impacting agricultural activities.

Supply-chain impact

• Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia is a core region for national agricultural production, raising concerns about disruptions to major crop production including soybeans, rice, and corn
• Potential suspension of agricultural machinery operations and delays in harvesting and transportation due to fuel shortages
• Temporary paralysis of regional logistics networks and delays in agricultural product shipments due to toll collection point occupations
• Increased food supply chain instability due to deteriorating logistics connectivity between Bolivia's eastern agricultural regions and major cities

Watch points

• Bolivian government's fuel supply normalization measures and progress in resolving protests
• Whether additional protests spread within Santa Cruz Department and assessment of agricultural production disruption scale
• Changes in Bolivia's agricultural export volumes (especially soybeans) and alternative supply trends from neighboring countries